Lasting machine



March 21, 1933. G. GODDU LASTING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Wm rliillilxfii March 21, 1933- o u 1,902,162

LASTING MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 211933 UNITED STATES "PAT NT OFFICE GEORGE GODDU', or WINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR' T0 UNITED snot: MACHINERY CORPORATION, orPATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY LAS'IING MACHINEApplication filed June 8, 1931. Serial'No. 542,851.-

This invention relates to lasting machines having means for shaping anupper over a last and for driving fastenings to fasten the upper to asole or insole (hereinafter frequently referred to as the sole). Theinvention is herein illustrated as applied to amac-hinein which theupper is pulled over the last successively in different locations as theshoe is presented in different positions by the operator, and in whichthe upper is fastened by staples the legs of which are curved byengaging them prior to and during their entrance into the shoe to anchorthem in the shoe, as disclosed in Letters Patent 1,815,295,

granted upon an earlier application of mine on July 21, 1931. It is tobe understood, however, that in various novel aspects the invention isnot limited to machines of that particular character. I

An object of the invention is to provide a machine having not only meansfor driving fastenings to fasten the upper to the sole, but also meansfor laying the marginal portion of the upper inwardly overthe sole andpressing it upon the sole in lasting the shoe without driven fastenings,as When cement is used to fasten the upper in lasted position. It issometimes desired, for example, to last the shank portion of a shoe withstaples driven and anchored as above described, and to last the sides ofthe forepart of the shoe with cement instead of with staples. Inaccordance with a feature of this invention the ma chine herein shown isso constructed as to adapt it to be readily used for these differentpurposes, the'machine including in its organization an overlaying memberwhich is movable at the will of the operator into such relation to thestapling mechanism as to move with the latter inwardly over the shoebottom to lay the marginal portion of the upper over the sole andto'press it upon the sole in lasting the'shoe with cement instead ofwith staples. Novel means, moreover, is

- provided for moving this memberquickly into or out of position for useon the shoe, and also novel means. for interrupting the staplingoperation when the member is in use. The machine illustrated has,inaddition to a staple driver, means for feeding staple wire anfor'forming staples; andto interrupt the stapling operation there isprovided means for stopping the feeding of the wire and also formovement of the driver, thus preventing'not only the driving of staplesbut also unnecessary. wear of the parts. Conveniently the arrangementshown is such that by use of a single controlling member the operatorcan set the machine either to last the shoe with staples or to lay theupper over the sole while the wire-feeding means and the staple driverare idle. To render the driver inoperative the machine'has novel it frombeing retracted and prevents the tensioningrof its operating spring.

Further features of the invention relate to means for controlling theshoe in the lasting operation. Machines trated are provided with a shoebottom rest and a side gage for controlling the shoe as the latter ispresented by the operator in different positions during the progressivelasting of the shoe, the side gage being arranged to engage the side ofthe shoe near the edge of the shoe bottom. Since theabove-mentionedoverlaying member, when in 'use, is in such .a positionas to lie between the stapling mechanism and the bottom of the shoe, itis desirable that the shoe bottom rest be correspondingly lowered atthat time, so that the bottom of the shoe may be presented in suchrelation to the overlaying member as to obtain the best results inlasting with cement. The machine is-accordingly provided with novelmeans for adjusting the bottom rest, the construction shown comprisingmechastopping the operativemeans which prevents of the type illusnismwhereby the operator is enabled toeffeet a quick adjustment of it intodifferent positions for lasting withstaples and with cementrespectively. The machine is further provided with means for effecting aquick adjustment of of the shoe, this adjustment, as'illustrated, beingeffected by the same means that moves the overlaying member into and outof position for use on the shoe. In this manner the side. gage ispo.sitioned as high as is neces-- sary for goodresults in lasting'withstaples along the shank portion of the shoe bottom,

the side gage height-wise i vention, including various novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularlydescribed by reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view-in front elevation of a portion of the head of amachine in which the invention is embodied; 3

Fig. 2 is a view of a portion of the struc ture in side elevation,showingthe parts in the positions that they occupy in laying themarginal portion of an upper over an insole in lasting the shoe withcement instead of with staples;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line TIL-III of Fig. 2; 7

Fig. 4 is a section partly on the line IV-IV of Fig. 2 and partly in alower plane; 7

Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the machine in side elevation, showingthe parts in the positions that they occupy in laying the marginalportion of the u per over the insole and fastening it by a stap e;

Fig. 6 is a section partly on the line VIVI of Fig. 5 and partly in alower plane;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line VIL-VII of Fig. 5, showing portions ofthe stapleforming mechanism; 7

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 1; andI Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of the means for adjustingthe shoe bottom rest.

Since the invention is herein illustrated as applied to a machine of thesame type as dis closed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent, only suchfeatures of the general organization as it is necessary to refer to foran understanding of the invention will be mentioned in detail and thesefeatures will be described only in brief terms.

It will be understood that the shoe on its last is supported in thehands of the operator and is presented successively in differentpositions in the progressive lasting of its opposite sides. To assist indetermining the proper relation of the shoe to the lastinginstrumentalities the machine is provided with a side gage 10 arrangedto engage the side of the shoe at or near the edge of the insole andwith a shoe bottom rest 12 arranged to engage the outer face of theinsole. The upper is pulled over the last and the insole when the shoeis in each lasting positionby a gripper comprising a pair ofco-operatingjaws 14. For laying the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over theinsole and fastening it with staples there is provided a slide orcarrier 16 (Fig. 5) operated by a cam (not shown) and movable along aguideway 18 in a forwardly and downwardly inclined direction toward thebottom of the shoe. This slide carries a staple guide or nozzle 20, astaple driver 22 and a deflector 24 which engages the legs of thestaples s and curves them prior to and during their entrance into theshoe so that they are anchored in the insole without necessarilyemerging from its inner face, as illustrated in Fig. 5. The operativemovement of the driver is in arearward direction, and the deflectorcurves the legs of the staple forwardly away from the rear edge of theinsole. It will be understood that in the forward movement of the slide16 prior to the driving of the staple the nozzle 20 and the deflector 24lay the upper over the outer face of theinsole.

' The staple driver 22 is fastened to a driver slide 26 which is movablein a guideway formed in a bracket'28 secured to a forward extension ofthe slide 16. The driver slide 26 is operated by a lever 30 which ispivoted on astud 32 on the forward extension :of the slide 16 andcarries 2. lug 34 extending into a recess in the driver slide. The lever30 is operated by a bell-crank lever 36 which is pivoted on a rod 38 onthe slide 16 and is operated, in turn, by a torsion spring 40 (Fig. 1).A forwardly extending arm of the bellcrank lever 36 carries a roll 42which operates in a cam slot 44 in the lever 30, the cam slot being soformed that staple-driving movement is imparted to the lever 30 byupward movement of this arm. For swinging the bell-crank lever 36against the resistance of its spring 40 to retract the driver 22 and totension the spring there is pivoted at 46 on the head of the machine alever 48 on which is pivotally mounted at 50 alatch 52 arranged toengage the lower end of a plate 54 fast'on a downwardly extending arm ofthe bellcrank lever 36. A spring 56 connected to the latch 52 and to apin on the lever 48 holds the latch in engagement with the plate 54 whenthe slide 16 and the parts carried thereby are in their initialpositions. When the slideis moved forwardly toward the shoe the latch 52acts to swing the bell-crank lever 36 against the resistance of itsspring 40 in response to such forward movement, thereby retracting thestaple driver 22 as the latter is being carried bodily forward by theslide. For operating the latch 52 to release the lever 36 and thus tocause the operation of the driver the slide 16 carries a screw 58' thehead of which is arranged to engage a shoulder on the latch, asillustrated in Fig. 5; The for ward movement of the slide 16, however,does that by reason of suchmovement of thelever 48 the screw 58 causesthe latch'52 to swing far enough to disconnect it from the plate 54. Inthe return of the parts to startingv positions the latch 52 is held by ashoulder 60* on the lever 48 in position to connect again with the plate54 when the slide 16 arrives at the end of its retractive movemen V VThe machine is also provided with means for forming a staple in responseto the forward movement of the slide 16 and for transferring the staplefrom forming position into alinement with the driver. Fior this purposethe slide 16 carries an inside former 62 F ig. 7 arranged to cooperatewith a station-- ary outside former 64. ire for forming the staples isfed automatically-into position to be operated upon by the inside andoutside formers through a nozzle 66 which is carried by the slide 16,this nozzle cooperating with a stationary shearing plate 68 to cut thewire. After the staple has been formed .it is trans-- ferred downwardlyinto the path of movement of the driver by a transferring member 70which operates between the inside and outside formers, this member beingcarried by a slide 7 2 (Fig. 5) movable in a guideway provided on theslide 16 and operated at the proper time by mechanism including a link74. i

The means for feeding the staple wire is substantially like that shownand described in Letters Patent No. 1,796,451, granted upon anapplication of mine on March- 17, 1931 The wire is mounted on a reel 76(Fig. 1) and is operated upon by feed rolls 7 8 and 80 from which it isconducted through a flexible tube 82 to the nozzle 66. The feed roll 78is operated by pawl and ratchet mechanism through a link 84 and abell-crank lever 86 provided with a roll 88 engaged by a cam 90. Inorder to stop the feed of the wire, when desired, there is provided ahand lever 92 having thereon a projection 94 arranged to engage a face96 on the lever 86 and thus to hold this lever in such a position as'toprevent it from being operated by the cam 90.

The machine as thus far described is constructed substantially asheretofore; For purposes of this invention there is provided means thatmay be utilized, when desired, to lay the marginal, portion of the upperinwardly over the insole in lasting the shoe without staples, as whencement is' used to fasten the upper to the insole.- This means comprisesan overlaying member 98 supported on the slide or carrier 16 and movableat the will of the opera-tor into a position directly under the stapleguide or nozzle 20 and the deflector 24 for engaging the upper andlaying it over and upon the outer face of the insole while moving withthe guide and deflector inwardly over and toward the shoe bottom, asillustrated in Fig. 2, or into a retracted position to permitthelastingof the shoe with staples, as illustrated in Fig. 5. The"member 98 is so formed as to engage the upper over a greater extentlengthwise of the edge of the shoe bottom than the staple guide anddeflector, as is desirable in pressing. the upper into position toadhere to the insole. The member 98 is secured to a slide 100 mounted ina guideway formed partly in a bracket 102 fast on the slide 16 andpartly in another bracket 104 which is adjustably secured to thebracket102 by screws 106. The slide 100 is controlled by a cam plate 108which is pivoted-on a stud 110 on the bracket 104 and is provided with acurved cam slot 112 (Figs. 4 and 6) in which lies a stud 114 carried bythe slide. By swinging the cam plate 108 about the stud 110 the member98 may therefore be moved either forwardly to a position under thestaple nozzle 20and the deflector 24, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4,or rearwardly to an idle position, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Thecam slot 112 is so shaped at its right hand end (Figs. 4 and 6) astolock the slide 100 against rearward movement in response to pressureof the shoe on the member 98 when the member is in its operativeposition as shown'in Fig. 4. A spring 116 bearing at one end on thebracket 104" and at its other end'on the stud 114 serves to hold theslide 100 and the member 98 in retracted position (Fig. 6). When themember 98 is in position for use the hand lever 92 is swung intoposition to interrupt the feeding of the staple wire, so that no staplewill be formed; and conveniently this hand lever is'utilized also tocontrol the cam plate 108. For this purpose there is pivotally connectedto the cam plate a rod 118 having adjustably fastened thereon a pair ofcollars 120 (Fig. 8) arranged to serve as abutments engaged by a stud122 through which the rod 118 extends, the stud being pivotally mountedon the lever 92. WVhen this lever, therefore, is moved into position tostop the feeding of staple wire, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the plate 108is swung to the left (Fig. 4) to position the member 98 under the staplenozzle and deflector for use on the shoe, and when the lever is movedinto position to permit feeding of the wire the member 98 is retractedto its idle position (Fig. 6). It will be understood that the connectionbetween the rod 118 and the plate 108 is loose enough to permit suchswinging of the rod as results from movement of the lever 92; and therod is loose enough in its bearing .in the stud 122 to permit the shortswinging movements that it receives in response to the reciprocatingmovements of the slide 16.

In order to avoid unnecessary wear as well as noise in the operation ofthe machine, there is further provided means for rendering inoperativethe mechanism that operates the staple driver 22 when the overlayingmember 98 is in use. Forthis pur- .pose the slide 100 carries'an arm 124connected by a link 126 to one arm of a'bellcrank lever 128 which ismounted on an extension of the bracket 104, the other arm of this leverbeing provided with'means for connecting it to a screw 130 on the latch52. This means comprises a split sleeve 132 and an arm 134 adjustablyclamped in the sleeve by a screw 136, this arm having a slot into whichthe screw 130 extends. These parts are so arranged that when the member98 is in its retracted or inoperative position, as illustrated in Fig.5, the latch 52, by reason of the slot in the arm 134, is permitted tomove as required to connect it to the plate 54 and to disconnect ittherefrom and thus to cause the staple driver 2-2 to perform itsstaple-driving operations. When, however,

the member 98 is advanced to its operative position under the nozzle 20and the deflector 24 the arm 124 acts through the link 126 to swing thebell-crank lever 128 to such a position that the latch 52 is preventedby the arm 134 from swinging upwardly far enough to connect it to theplate 54 when the slide 16 is retracted from the shoe. Under theseconditions the mechanism that operates the staple driver is unaffectedby the reciprocatory movements of the slide 16 and the driver is notretracted nor is its operating spring put under tension by the movementof the slide.

By reference to Fig. 5 it will be evident that in the operation of themachine along the shank portion of the shoe bottom the side gage 10,because of the inward curvature of the side of the last, can engage theshoe only in a location substantially opposite the edge of the insole,and that it must accordingly be positioned high enough, while engagingthe shoe in that location, to permit the bottom of the shoe to bepresented in proper angular relation to the direction of the forwardmovement of the stapling mechanism over the shoe. These conditions mayrender it advisable to position the gage, as illustrated, at such aheight that its shoe-engaging end is in line with the overlaying member98 and must therefore be lowered before that member can be used. Inoperating at the sides of the forepart, on the other hand,

' the shape of the last does not necessitate that the gage contact withthe shoe directly opposite the edge of the insole. Furthermore, the factthat the member 98, when in use, is below the staple nozzle, andtherefore necessitates a somewhat lower position of the side of the shoethan when lasting with staples, renders it desirable that the gage 10also shall occupy a somewhat lower position at that time. In view ofthese considerations, the machine is further provided with novel meansfor adjusting the side gage 10 heightwise ofthe shoe into difierentpositions for lasting the shoe with staples and with cementrespectively, the construction shown being such that the gage is.controlled by the mechanism hereinbefore described for moving theoverlaying member 98 into and out of position for use on the shoe. Forthe purpose in view the gage is pivoted on a stud 138 on a bracket 140fast on the head of the machine and is acted upon by a torsion spring142 which tends to swing its shoe-engaging end upwardly. At its rear endthe gage is provided with a slot 144 through which extends a screw 146threaded in the bracket 140. Slidingly mounted in a recess formed in aplate 147 attached to the bracket 140 is a rod 148 which extends underthe rear end of the gage and limits swinging movement of the gage inresponse to the action of the spring 142, this rod being shaped to serveas a cam member for controlling the gage and being reduced in thicknessat 150 to permit the shoe-engaging end of the gage to be elevated higherwhen the rod is in one position than when it is in another position. Forcontrolling the rod 148 it is Connected to the hand lever 92 which alsocontrols the rod 118 as hereinbefore described, the rod 148 extendingthrough a recess in the stud 122 and having fast thereon collars 152arranged to be engaged by the stud. It will accordingly be understoodthat when the hand lever 92 is swung to the left (Fig. 1) to advance theoverlaying member 98 into position for use and to render thestaple-driving and wirefeeding mechanisms inoperative, the rod 148 isoperated to lower the shoe-engaging end of the gage 10 (Fig. 2), andthat when the lever is moved to the right to withdraw the member 98 toits inoperative position and to render the staple-driving andwire-feeding mechanisms operative, the rod 148 is moved to a positionsuch as to permit the gage 10 to be swung farther upwardly by its spring142 (Fig. 5). The plate 147 is hung on the stud 138 and has a slot 153through which the screw 146 extends, the plate being adjustable aboutthe stud 138 to vary preliminarily "the height of the gage 10. A portionof the screw 146 extending through the slot 144 is arranged to clamp theplate 147 in adjusted position.

In view of the fact that the overlaying member 98 in its operativeposition is below the staple nozzle, as hereinbefore explained, and inorder'that the bottom of the shoe may be soinclined as to render thismember, in that position, effective topress the marginal portion of theupper upon the insole over a substantial area widthwise of the shoe,there is further provided means for effecting a quick adjustment of theshoe bottom rest 12 heightwise of the shoe, so that its shoe-engagingend may be positioned at a lower level in lasting the shoe with cementthan in lasting with staples. For the purpose in viewthe rest 12 ismounted in a holder 154 which is provided with a sleeve portion 156mounted for turning movement in a bearing in afixed bracket 158 on thehead of the machine. A l/Vh By swinging movement of the holder 154,

about the axis of the sleeve 156 the lower end of the shoe rest 12 islowered or raised for use in lasting the shoe with cement or withstaples respectively, as indicated by full and dotted lines in Fig. 2. For swinging the holder to its different positions there is provided aneccentric 166 which is mounted in a recess in the holder and is fast ona rock a shaft 168 mounted in hearings in the bracket 158, this rockshaft having fast on its outer end a small lever arm 170 for turning it.For limiting the turning movement of the rock shaft 168 in the directionto raise the 5 lower end of the shoe rest 12 there is provided ashoulder 172 on the hub of the arm 170 which is arranged to engage ashoulder 174 on thebracket 158. To limit the turning movement of therack shaft in the opposite direction there is fast on the shaft, withina recess in the bracket 158, a collar 17 6 having a lower flat face 178arranged to engage a corresponding face on the bracket 158 when the arm17 has been swung a predetermined distance. Theshape of the collar 176is such as not to interfere with the movement of the arm 170 in thedirection to swing the shoe rest upwardly. The collar 176 is split andis clamped on the rock shaft 168 by a screw 180,

0 so that the collar may be adjusted to determine different limits ofdownward movement of the shoe rest. It will be understood that by meansof the lever arm 170 the operator is enabled to move the shoe rest 12quick- 5 ly into one or the other of its predetermined positions beforeor after movement of the lever 92 to render the overlaying member 98operative or inoperative in the manner hereinbefore explained. Byloosening the clamp screw 160 the operator may release the member 12 andmay then set it preliminarily at different heights as may be required bydifferent operating conditions. It will beunderstood that when the shoerest has been ad- 5 justed bymovement of the arm 17 0 it will be held inadjusted position bythe eccentric 166, the friction between thedifferent parts being sufficient to prevent any accidental displacementof the arm 17 0 and the rock shaft 168 0 after the adjustment.

From the foregoing description'it will be evident-that the inventionprovides a machine which may be quickly set either to last a shoe withstaples or to lay the marginal 5 portion of the upper over and press itupon the outer face of the insole in lasting the shoe without staples,asby the use of cement. ile it is contemplated, as hereinbeforesuggested, that such a machinewill be especially useful in lasting shoesin which the upper is fastened to the shank port-ion ofthe insole bystaples and along the sides of the forepart by cement, it will beunderstood that the machine is not limited to this particular use, butis adapted to. last shoes either with or without staples regardless ofthe partie ular portions of a shoe upon which either of these operationsis performed. It will further be understoodthat while the machine hereinshown is so constructed as to fasten the upper with staples, theinvention is; not

limited to the use offastenings of that particular character.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters,

Patent ofthe United States is H 1. In a lasting machine, the combinationpress it into position to 7 with means for shaping an upper over a last,of means for fastening the upper toa sole onto anchorthem in the shoe orto lay the adhere to said face in lasting the shoe with cement insteadof with'driven fastenings.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last,

and means for fastening the upper to a sole on the last comprisingfastening-inserting mechanism-movable inwardly over the bottom of theshoe into'upper-fastening position and having means for curvingeachfastening prior to and. during its entrance into the shoe to anchor itin the shoe, of a device mounted for movement into such relation to,

said fasteningdnserting mechanism as to 1 move with said mechanism overthe shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper over the outer face ofthe sole and to press it upon said face in lasting the shoe withoutdriven fastenings. V 7

3. Ina lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last,

and means for fastening the upper to a solo on the last comprising astaple guide'and a defiector arranged relativelyto said guide to curvethe legs of the staple prior to and duringtheir entrance into the shoeto anchor them in the shoe, of a device arranged relatively to saidguide and deflector for useat the will of the operator to lay themarginal portion of the upper overthe outer face of the sole and pressit into position to adhere to said face in lasting the shoe with cementinstead of With staples.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last,

and meansfor'fastening the upper to a sole on thelast comprising astaple guide movable inwardly over the bottom of the shoe intoupper-fastening position and a deflector movable with said guide andarranged to curve the legs of the staple prior to and during theirentrance into the shoe to anchor them in the shoe, of a device mountedfor movement into such relation to-said guide and deflector as to movewith them over the shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper overthe outer face ot the sole and to press it upon said face in lasting theshoe Without staples.

In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last,

and means for fastening the upper to a sole on the last comprismg aguide for fastenmgs, a deflector arranged to curve each fastening orprior to and during its entrance into theshoe to anchor it inthe shoe,and a carrier for moving, said, guide and deflector inwardly over thebottom of the shoe into upper-fastening position, of a member supportedon said carrier and movable relatively thereto into such relation tosaid guide and deflector as to move with them over the shoe to lay themarginal portion of the upper over the outer face of the sole and pressit into position to adhere to said face in lasting the shoe with cementinstead of with driven fastenings.

'6. Ina lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last, and means for fastening the upper to a sole on the lastcomprising a staple guide and a deflector arranged relatively to saidguide to curve the legs of the staple prior to and during their entranceinto the shoe to anchor them in the shoe, said guide and deflector beingmovable inwardly over thebottom of the shoe to engage the marginalportion of the upper and lay it over the sole, of a device mountedforlmovement at the will ott'the operator into such a position as'tomove with v said staple guide and deflector over the shoe to engage theupper and lay it over the sole in lasting the shoe with cement insteadof with staples, said device being so constructed as to engage the upperover a greater extent v lengthwise of the edge of the shoe bottom thansaid guide and deflector.

7 In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last, and fastening-inserting mechanism movable in adirection'inclined toward the bottom of the last to lay the marginalportion of the upper over a sole on the last prior to the driving of afastening through" the upper and into the sole, of a device movable atthewill of the operator into such a position as to move v with saidfastening-inserting mechanism in the same direction over the shoe to laythe upper over the sole and press it upon the sole in lasting the shoewith'cement instead of with driven fastenings.

' 8. Ina lasting machine the combination them in the shoe, said guideand deflector be lng movable in adirection inclined toward the bottom ofthe last to lay the marginal portion of therupper over the sole prior tothe driving of the staple, of a devicemounted for movement at the willof the operator into such relation to said guide and deflector as tomove with them over the shoe in thesame inclined direction to lay theupper over the sole and press it upon the sole in lasting the shoewithout staples.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping an upperover a last, and means for fastening the upper to a sole on the lastcomprising fastening-inserting mechanism and a slide for supporting saidmechanism and for moving it in a direction inclined toward thebottom ofthe last to lay.

the marginal portionof the upper over the sole, of a memb-er'supportedby said slide to move therewith and movable also relatively to the slideinto such relation to said fastening-inserting mechanism as to engage.the upper and lay it over the sole in lasting the shoe with cementinstead of with driven tastenings;

10. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last;

and means for fastening the upper to a sole on the last comprislng aguide'for fastenmgs and a carrier r'ormoving said guide inwardly overthe bottom of the shoe into upper-tastening position. of amembersupported by said carrier and movable either into or out of suchrelation to said guide as to laythe marginal portion of the upper overthe sole by movement with he guide over the shoe bottom, a devicesupported by said carrier for moving said member intothat relation tothe guide, and a controlling member supported-independently of thecarrier. and con nectedto said device for moving it. r

11. In a lasting machine, the combination. with means for shaping anupper over a last, and meansfor fastening the upper to a sole on thelast comprising a guide for fastenings and a carrier for moving saidguide inwardly over the bottom of the shoe into upper-fasteningvposition, of a member supported by said carrier and movable either intoor out of such relation to said guide as to lay the mar-- ginal portionof the upper over the sole by movement with the guide over the shoebottom, a cam plate supported by-the carrier and mounted "for turningmovement to move said member into or out of that relation to the guide,and a controlling member supported independently of said carrier andcorn 12. In a lasting machine, the Combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, and means for fastening the upper to a sole on thelast comprising a guide for fastenings and a carrier for moving saidguide inwardly over the bottom of the shoe into upper-fasteningposition, of a member supported by said carrier and movable either intoa position in such relation tosaid guide as to lay the marginal portionof the upper over the sole by movement with the guide over the shoebottom or into an idle position, a spring for holding said member in itsidle position, and a cam device supported by the carrier for movingthemember to its other position.

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper overa last, and means for fastening the upper to a sole on thelast comprising a guide for fastenings and a carrier for moving saidguide inwardly over the bottom of the shoe into upper-fastenmg position,of a member supported by said carrier and movable either into a positionin such relation to said guide as to lay the marginal portion of theupper over the sole by movement with theguide over the shoe bottom orinto an idle position, and a cam device supported by said carrier formoving the member from one position to the other position.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping'anupper over a last, and means for fastening the upper with staples to asole on the last comprising stapling mechanism having means for curvingthe legs of each staple prior to and dur ing their entrance into theshoe to anchor them in the shoe, of a device mounted for movementrelatively to said stapling mechanism into position for use to engagethe marginal portion of the upper and lay it over the sole in'lastingthe shoe with cement instead of with staples, and means for preventingthe stapling operation when said device is in use.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shapmg anupperover a last,

7 and means for fastening the upper with staples to a sole on the lastcomprising 7 stapling mechanism movable inwardly over the bottom of theshoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper over the sole and havingmeans for curving the legs of each staple prior to and during theirentrance into the shoe to anchor them in the shoe, of a device movable,into such relation to said stapling mechanism as to engage the marginalportion of the upper and lay it over the sole while moving with saidmechanism over the shoe bottom in lasting the shoe with cement insteadof with staples, and means for preventing the stapling operation whensaid device is in use. V

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last,

and means for fastening the upper with staples to a sole on the lastcomprising stapling mechanism movable inwardly over the bottom of theshoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper over the sole and hav ingmeans for curving the legs of each staple prior to and during theirentrance into the shoe to anchor them in the shoe, of a device mountedfor movement at the will of the operator into such relation to saidstapling mechanism as to engage the upper and lay it over the solewhilemoving with said mechanism over the shoe bottom in lasting the shoewith cement instead of with staples, and a member movable-by theoperator to control said device and also to prevent the staplingoperation when said device is in'use.

17. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, means for fastening the upper with staples to a soleon the last, means for forming the staples, and means forfeeding'wire'to said forming means, of a device mounted for movement atthe will of the operator into position for use to. lay the marginalportion of theupper over the sole in lasting the shoe without staples,and mechanism for rendering the wire-feeding means inoperative when saiddevice is in use. i

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, means for fastening the upper with staples to a soleon the last comprising stapling mechanism movable inwardly over thebottom of the shoe to lay the marginalportion of the upper over thesole, means for forming the staples, and means for feeding wire to saidwill of the operator into such a position in relation to said staplingmechanism as to engage the upper and lay it over the sole while movingwith said mechanism over the forming means, of a device movable'at theshoe bottom in lasting the shoe with cement here to. said face inlasting the shoe with cement instead of with driven fastenings, andmeans for preventing the operative movement of the driver ,whensaiddevice is in use. p

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, and means for fastening the upperto a sole on thelast comprising a driverfordriving the outer face of the solei-ntoposition to ad o means for fastening the'upper with staplesfastenings through the upper and into the sole, of a device mounted formovement at. the will of the operator into position for use to lay themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over the outer face of the solein last-. ing the shoe with cementinstead of With driven fastenings, amember for moving the device into that position, and mechanism controlled by said member for preventing the operative movement of thedriver when the device is in that position.

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over. a last, and means for fastening the upper to a sole on thelastcomprising a guide for fastenings movable inwardly overthe bottom ofthe shoe to lay the marginal portionof the upper over the sole, and adriver for driving the fastenings, of a device movable at the will ofthe operator into such relation to said guide as to engage the upper andto lay it-over the sole while moving with the guide over the shoe bottomin lasting the shoe without driven fastenings, and mechanism connectedto said device for movement into position to prevent the operation ofthe driver when the device is moved into that relation to the guide.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, and means for'fastening the upper to a sole on thelast comprising a guide for fastenings movable inwardly over the bottomof the shoe and a driver for driving the fastenings, of'a device movableat the will of the operator into. such relation to said guide as toengage the marginal portion of the upper and lay it over the sole whilemoving with the guide over the shoe bottom in lasting the shoe 'withoutdriven fastenings, a member forcontrolling said device, and mechanismcontrolled by said member for preventing operative movement of thedriver when the device is in that relation to the guide.

23. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last,

to a sole on the last comprising a staple guide movable inwardly overthe bottom of the shoe and a staple driver, means for forming thestaples, and means for feeding wire to said forming means, of adevice'movable at the will of the operator into such relation to saidstaple guide as to engage the marginal portion of the upper andlay itover the sole while moving with the guide over the shoe 7 bottom inlasting the shoe without staples,

a member for controllingsaid device, and means also controlled bysaidmember for revent-in o erative movement of the sta le driver and alsothe feeding of wire when the device is in that relation to the stapleguide.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper overa last, of upper-fastening means comprising a guide for.fastenings, a carrier for moving said guide inwardly over the shoebottom, a spring-operated driver, a device for retracting the driver andfor tensioning its operating spring by themovement of the carrier, amember'supported by the carrier and movable at the will of the operatorinto such relation to'said guide as to engage the marginal portion. ofthe upper and lay-it inwardly over the shoe bottom in lasting'theshoe-without driven fastenings, and means for rendering said deviceinoperative to re-. tract the driver when said member is in thatrelation to the-guide. x

25. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupperover a last, of upper-fastening means comprising a guide forfastenings, a carrier for moving said guide inwardly over the shoebottom, a driver, a spring-operated lever on the carrier for operatingthe driver, a latch arranged to connect with said lever to swing itagainst theresistance of its operating spring by the movement of thecarrier, a member on the carrier movable at the will of the operatorinto such relation to said guide as to engage the marginal portion ofthe upper and lay it inwardly over the shoe bottom in lasting the shoewithout driven fastenings, and means for preventing the latch fromconnecting with said lever when said member is in that relation to theguide. V

26. In a lasting machine, the combination withmeans for shaping an'upperover a last,- of upper-fastening means comprising a guide forfastenings, a carrier for moving said guide into upper-fasteningposition, a spring-operated driver, a device for retracting the driverand for tensioning its operating spring by the movement ofthe carrier,and means adapted for use at the will of. the operator to render saiddevice inoperative when the carrier is moved. a

27. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shaping anupper over a last, of upper-fastening means comprising a guideforfastenings, a carrier for moving with means for shaping an upper over alast,

of upper-fastening means comprising a guide for fastenings, a carrierformoving said guide into upper-fastening position, a driver, aspring-operated lever onthe carrier for operating the driver, a'devicefor swinging said lever against the resistance of its operating "springby'the movement of the carrier, and means enabling the operator at willto prevent said device from'acting on the lever when the carrier ismoved. 29. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for shapingan upper over a last, of upper-fastening means comprising as guide forfastening-sacarrier for moving said guide into upper-fasteningposition,a" driver, a spring-operated lever on the carrier for operatingthe'driver, a latch arranged to connectwith said lever to swingitagainst the resistance of its operating spring by the movement of thecarrier, and'a-device movable'at the will of the operator into positionto prevent the latch from connecting with the lever. H

30.- In a' lasting machine, the combination with means vfor pulling'anupperover a last successively in different-locations along the side ofthe last as the shoe is presented by the operator in differentpositions, a shoe bottom rest anda side gage for controlling the shoe,and upper-fastening, mechanism movable inwardly over thelbottom of theshoe to layzthe marginal "portion of the upperover the sole prior'to thedriving of a fastening through the upper an'dinto the sole, of a devicemovable at the will of the operator into such relation to saidupperfastening mechanism as to engage the upper and lay it over thesolewhile moving with said mechanism over the shoe bottom in lasting theshoe without driven fastenings, and means for efiecting' a change ofposition of the side gageheightwise of the shoe as said upper-fasteningmechanism.

81. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for pulling annpperover a last successively indifferent locations along'the side of thelast as the shoe is presented by the operator in different positions, ashoe bottom rest and a side gage for controlling the shoe, andupper-fastening mechanismmovable inwardly over the bottom of the shoe tolay the marginal portion of the upper over the sole prior to the drivingof a fastening through the upper and intofthe sole, of a device movableat the will of the operator into such relation to saidupper-fasteningmechanism as to engage the upper and lay itover the sole while movingwith said mechanism over the shoe bottom in lastingthe shoe withoutdriven fastenings, and connections between said device .and the sidegagefor adjusting theside gage heightwise of the shoe when the device ismoved into that'relation to. the fastening. mechanism. 7 w r 32. In alasting machine, the combination withtme'ans'for pulling an upper over alast 7 successively indifferent locations along-the side of the lasttastheshoe is presented by the operator indifferent positions, a shoebottom rest and a side'gage for controlling the shoe, andupper-fastening mechanism movable inwardly over "the. bottom of theshoeto tom of the shoe to layevice is moved into that relation to theposition of the side gage lay thema-rginal portion of the upper over 7over the shoe bottomin lasting the shoe without driven fastenings, amember for moving said device into or out of that relation to thefastening mechanism, and means 'con-' trolled by said meniberfore'ffecting an adjgstment of the side gage heightwise of the s cc. t

- 33. In a lasting machine, the combination successively in differentlocations along the fwith' means for pulling an upper over a'last-w sideof the last as the shoe is presented by the t operator in differentpositions bottom up ward, a shoe-bottom rest and a side gage forcontrolling the shoe, and upper-fastening mechanism movable inwardlyover. the botthe marginal portion of theupper over the sole prior tothe-driving of a fastening through the upper and into the sole, of a.device-movable atthe will of I the-operator into a position under perfastenlng mechanism to engage per and lay it overthe sole while saidup-' the up moving -with said mechanism over the shoe-bottom in lastingthe shoe without driven fastenings, and means connected to said devicefor lower.- ing the side gage'as the device is moved into that position.

34. In a'lasting machine, the combination Y with means for lasting ashoe successively in different locations along the edge of the shoebottom as the shoe is presented by the operator in different positions,of a shoe bottom rest and aside gage for controlling the shoe, and adevice constructed and arranged to enablethe operator to, effect a quickchange of and adjusting means movable lengthwise of the shoe to changethe position of the'side gage heightwise ofthe shoe.

36. In a lasting machine, thecombination with means for lasting a shoesuccessively in difleren't locations along the edge of the shoe bottomas the shoe is presented by the operator in different positions, of ashoebottom rest and a side gage for controlling theshoe,.

and cam means for adjusting the side gage heightwise of the shoe.

37. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting a shoesuccessively in heightwise of the difierent locations along the edge ofthe shoe bottom as the shoe is presented by the operator indifi'erentpositions, 015a shoe bottom rest and a side gage forcontrolling the shoe,

5 the side gage being mounted for movement heightwise of the shoe, aspring for moving it in one direction, and a cam device cooperating withsaid spring to vary and determine thelposition of the gage.

38.. In a lasting machine, the combination,

" with means for pulling an upper over a last successively in differentlocations along the sole, of an overlaying device movable at the I willof the operator into such relation to said v upper-fastening mechanismas-to engage the upper and lay it over the sole while moving with saidmechanism over; the shoe bottom in,

lasting the shoe without driven fastenings, and mechanism constructed toenable the operator to effect a quick ad ustment of said shoe bottomrest he-ightwise of the shoe to position theshoe differently for the useof driven fastenings and for the use ofsaid overlaying-devicerespectively. 7 V

'39. In a lasting machine, the combination withmeans for pulling anupper over a last successively in different locations along the side ofthe last as the shoe is presentedby the operator in different positionsbottom upward, a shoe bottom rest-for controllingthe shoe, and,upper-fastening mechanism.

movable inwardly over a sole on the lastprior to the driving of afastening through the upper and into the sole, of an overlayingdevicemovable at the will of the operator into a position under saidupper-fastening mechanism to engage the upper and lay it over thesolewhile moving with said mechanism over the shoe bottom in lasting theshoe without driven fastenings, andmechanism constructed to enable theoperator to effect aquick upward or downward movement of said shoebottom rest in the course of the operation of the machineon the shoe toposi tion the shoe differently for the use of driven fastenings and forthe use of said overlaying device respectively. V

40. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting a shoesuccessively in. different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom,including mechanlsm for dr ving fastenings to fasten theupper toa soleonthe last and an overlaying device arranged V for alternative use tolay the marginal portion of the upper over the sole in lasting the shoewithout driven fastenings, of a shoe rest for engaging the sole toposition the shoe for the lasting. operations, and mechan1sm foradjusting said shoe rest height-wise of the shoe to differentautomaticauy determinec1?v positions preparatory tothe use of driven,fastenings and of said} overlaying device respectively; o

a 41. In a lasting machine, the combination with means-for lasting ashoe successively in different locations along the edge of the shoebottom asthe shoe is presented by the operator in different positions,of 'asshoerest forengaging the bottom of the shoeto assist inshoe restbeing mounted for swinging move.- ment to.var y the position ofitsshoe-engaging portionheightwise of the shoe, and means for holdingthe shoe rest against such mowe- 'ment throughout a series of? lastingopera tions in different locations along; the shoe,

bottom, v v

42. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting a shoesuccessively in different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom asthe shoe is presented by the opera,

torin different positions, of a, shoe rest for; engagmg the bottom ofthe shoe, said shoe rest being mounted for swinging movement toadjust'its shoe-engaging portion heightwise of the shoe, a membermovable to swing said shoerest, and means for limiting movements ofsaid. member in; different y directions to determine. different adjustedpositions of the shoe rest.

43. In a, lasting machine, thecombination withmeans for lasting a shoesuccessively in different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom asthe shoe is presentedby the operator in different positions, of a shoerest for engaging the bottom of the shoe, said shoe rest being mountedfor swinging movement to adjust its shoe-engaging portion heightwise ofthe shoe, and an eccentric movable to swing said shoe rest to differentpositions and, arranged to. hold it against movement throughout a;series.- of lasting operations in different locations along the shoebottom.

4A. Inca lasting. machine,,the combination with means for lasting ashoesuccessively in different locations along the edge of the shoe bottom asthe shoelis presented by the opera-.

tor in difierent positions, of a. shoe rest for engagingthe bottom ofthe shoe, said shoe rest being mounted for swinging movement to adjustits shoe-engaging portion heightwise of the sho a, rotatable member forswinging said shoe rest, meansofor rotating said member, and, mechanism,for determining different limits of, movement of the member. o r

45, In .a lasting. machineethe combination with means for lasting.ashoe" successively in different, locations along the edgeof the shoebottom, as the shoeis presented by the operator indifferent positions,of a shoe rest,

for engaging the bottom of the shoe, said ,shoe rest, being adj ustably;movable heightwise of; h ehe na holder suppo ng heish e st determining,he position of the shoe,said1 the shoe, an eccentric movable by theopera-' tor to effect a quick adjustment of said shoe rest, and meansfor variably limiting the movement of said eccentric.

47. In a lasting machine, the combination With means for lasting a shoesuccessively in H diiferent locations along the ed e of theshoe bottomas the shoe is presentedi tor in different positions, of a shoe rest forengaging the bottom of the shoe, said shoe rest being adjustably movableheightvvise of r the shoe, a member movable to adjust said shoe rest,and means for variably limiting the movement of said member to determinedifierent adjusted positions of the shoe rest.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE GODDU.

y the opera-

